Glenn Leif Ståhl (born 25 August 1971) is a Swedish

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manager and former player who is currently the manager for Lithuanian

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club

FK Kauno Žalgiris Futbolo klubas Kauno Žalgiris (''Football club Kauno Žalgiris'') is a professional football club based in Kaunas Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest List of cities in the Baltic states b ...

. During his career as a footballer, he played as a defender for

Östers IF Östers Idrottsförening, commonly known as Östers IF or simply Öster, is a Swedish sports club located in Växjö, specializing in Association football, football. For the 2025 Allsvenskan, 2025 season the club is back in the top tier, Allsve ...

and

Husqvarna FF Husqvarna FF is a football club in Huskvarna, Sweden. The team is sponsored by the Husqvarna AB. History Husqvarna FF was founded on 3 February 1987 following the merger of the men's association football sections of Husqvarna IF and Huskvarna S ...

in Sweden, and

HamKam Hamarkameratene (), often abbreviated to HamKam or Ham-Kam, is a Norwegian professional football club based in the town of Hamar. The club was founded in 1918, originally under the name Freidig. HamKam were most recently promoted to the Elites ...

in Norway. 1991 he played U20 World Cup in Portugal. He holds

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since 2012.

Playing career

Ståhl joined

from

ahead of the 2001 season, after being wanted by the Norwegian club since 1999. In his first season 2001, he was elected "Player of the Year" by HamKam's supporters and he got the same award after 2003 season. He played a total of 125 matches and scored four goals for the club, before he returned to Husqvarna FF after the 2005 season.

Managerial career

After being in charge of Husqvarna FF for four seasons, the

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club Moelven IL announced on 14 December 2010 that they had hired Ståhl as their managers on a three-year deal. But his return to

Hedmark Hedmark () was a Counties of Norway, county in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmar ...

in Norway never happened as he withdrew from the contract two weeks later. From January 2011 to the summer 2012, Ståhl was the manager of

IFK Värnamo IFK Värnamo is a Swedish professional Association football, football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Swede ...

. Ståhl was hired as scout for

in the summer 2012. In the 2011 season as a newcomer and the first time in Superettan they managed to pick respectable 39 points. During the 2013–14 season he worked as a scout for GIF Sundsvall. From January 2015 to December 2016, Ståhl was in the charge of Norwegian club Kvik Halden. During 2015 they had huge success in the Norwegian cup after beaten both Fredrikstad FK and Strömsgodset but lost against Molde FK in round of 16. This was the best cup result in 80 years. During 2015 Kvik Halden won 14 out of 15 home games and amassed a club record of 53 points in the league campaign, 22 more than the previous season, They ended at third place in the league.

Ljungskile SK Ljungskile SK is a Swedish football club located in Ljungskile, a town within Uddevalla Municipality. They currently play in the Swedish third tier, Division 1. History Ljungskile SK, formed in 1926, is famous for their promotions between 199 ...

appointed Ståhl as new manager for the 2017 season. In 2018 he coached TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn in the

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and had huge success with a 7th place in the league and semi-final in the cup, both record for the club. In 2019 he held a consultation role with Swedish FA to identify potential youth national team players born in 2004. For the 2020 season he signed with Faroese club

NSÍ Runavík NSÍ Runavík is a Faroe Islands, Faroese professional association football, football club, playing in Runavík on the island of Eysturoy. It was founded 24 March 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage. In 2007, t ...

FC. The year in

FC was a success, such as a historical win when the club reached the first round in the UEFA Europa League for the first time in its history. Another club record and best result ever was that they only conceded 16 goals in 21 games (0,76) per game. NSI Runavik FC achieved 2,24 points per game, a record for any coach in the club's history. In 2021 he was appointed as academy director in KÍ Klaksvík. In 2022 he worked as the head coach of a Lithuanian club

FK Riteriai Futbolo Klubas Riteriai, also known as FK Riteriai or as Riteriai, is a Lithuanian professional association football, football club based in Vilnius. Until 21 February 2019, the club was based in Trakai and was known as FK Trakai. The team won t ...

between January and May. On 5 December 2023, Ståhl signed with

of the Lithuanian

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stahl, Glenn 1971 births Living people Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Eliteserien players IFK Värnamo managers Hamarkameratene players Husqvarna FF players Men's association football defenders Östers IF players Sweden men's youth international footballers Swedish men's footballers Swedish football managers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Faroe Islands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Husqvarna FF managers